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Desmond Bane

Desmond Bane

SG · #3 · USALicensed roster · Oct 9, 2026: Orlando Magic

Dated team records (2)
  • Current basis: Licensed roster, October 9, 2026: listed with Orlando Magic
  • NBA directory, September 22, 2026: listed with Orlando Magic

The newest dated listing sets the current team; a reviewed transaction announced later overrides it. Older records remain history.

2025-26 per game · 82 games
20.1 PTS 4.1 REB 4.1 AST 60.7% TS
Orlando Magic roster

Desmond Bane is a 28-year-old shooting guard, listed at 6′6″ (198 cm). Desmond Bane is listed with the Orlando Magic in the licensed roster dated October 9, 2026. In 2025-26 he averaged 20.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and 4.1 assists in 82 games with 60.7% true shooting. He has a listed salary figure of $39.45M (the data provider does not state its season), with his contract running through June 2029. The roster lists an entry dated June 2025, with Memphis Grizzlies as the previous basketball team.

2025-26 season statistics

20.1PTS per game#44 of 582
4.1REB per game#188 of 582
4.1AST per game#69 of 582
1.0STL per game#107 of 582
0.5BLK per game#182 of 582
2.0TO per game#81 of 582
33.6MIN per game#24 of 582

An em dash (—) means unavailable, not zero.

Shooting
GPFGM–FGAFG%3PM–3PA3P%FTM–FTAFT%eFG%TS%
82583–120548.4%167–42739.1%314–34690.8%55.3%60.7%
Advanced and totals
PERUSG%ORtgDRtg+/−AST/TODouble-doublesTriple-doublesPoints
16.322.9%116.8116.9+1352.06101,647

Combined figures require data for every listed season. Incomplete metrics are shown as —, not zero.

Season by season · regular season per game
SeasonTeam (at season end)GPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG%3P%FT%TS%PER
2025-26Orlando Magic8233.620.14.14.11.00.548.4%39.1%90.8%60.7%16.3
2024-25Memphis Grizzlies6932.019.26.15.31.20.448.4%39.2%89.4%——
2023-24Memphis Grizzlies4234.423.74.45.51.00.546.4%38.1%87.0%58.9%—
2022-23Memphis Grizzlies5831.721.55.04.41.00.447.9%40.8%88.3%60.6%18.0
2021-22Memphis Grizzlies7629.818.24.42.71.20.446.1%43.6%90.3%59.2%—
2020-21Memphis Grizzlies6822.39.23.11.70.60.246.9%43.2%81.6%60.0%—
6 seasonsTotals over these seasons: 7,227 PTS, 1,775 REB, 1,518 AST39530.518.34.53.81.00.447.5%40.7%89.0%59.9%—

Provider playoff statistics. Game-log postseason splits may cover a different set of games, including play-in games.

Playoffs · per game
GPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG%3P%FT%TS%+/−
736.218.14.71.91.90.339.1%43.1%80.0%53.5%-18

Statistics. Regular season: Source observations for dated values: UTC. Playoffs: Source observations for dated values: UTC. Edition assembled Oct 9, 2026 UTC.

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2026-27 game log

Reported highs in 1 logged game

Only reported values contribute; unavailable statistics are not treated as zero.

9PointsOct 7, 2026 @ MEM
1ReboundsOct 7, 2026 @ MEM
1AssistsOct 7, 2026 @ MEM
33-pointersOct 7, 2026 @ MEM
0StealsOct 7, 2026 @ MEM
0BlocksOct 7, 2026 @ MEM

FG, 3P and FT show made-attempted shots. — means unavailable; 0 is a reported zero.

Last 1 games
DateOppResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PFT+/−
Oct 7 preseason@ MEMW 122–11813:089110013-33-30-0+11

View all 1 logged games in 2026-27

Game records. Only stored games are listed. The player-game feed omits free throws; other box-score records may include them.

2025-26 shot chart

Desmond Bane took 35% of his 2025-26 shots from three, 30% at the rim, 22% elsewhere in the paint and 12% from mid-range. His most efficient area relative to the league was the corner three (44.2%, +5.4 points above average).

3/5 (60%)4/8 (50%)2/6 (33%)0/1 (0%)0/2 (0%)1/1 (100%)2/6 (33%)8/14 (57%)3/9 (33%)2/5 (40%)0/1 (0%)3/5 (60%)0/1 (0%)3/7 (43%)0/1 (0%)3/5 (60%)1/4 (25%)1/1 (100%)0/2 (0%)1/4 (25%)0/1 (0%)2/5 (40%)2/8 (25%)2/3 (67%)1/3 (33%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)5/13 (38%)2/6 (33%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)2/9 (22%)5/15 (33%)0/1 (0%)0/2 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)0/2 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)4/6 (67%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)2/4 (50%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/5 (20%)0/1 (0%)2/6 (33%)1/8 (13%)0/2 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/3 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)3/3 (100%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)2/5 (40%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/4 (25%)2/2 (100%)0/2 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/4 (0%)3/4 (75%)0/1 (0%)2/4 (50%)0/2 (0%)1/4 (25%)2/2 (100%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)2/2 (100%)1/3 (33%)0/2 (0%)8/14 (57%)3/4 (75%)1/4 (25%)0/6 (0%)8/16 (50%)1/2 (50%)1/7 (14%)1/5 (20%)1/2 (50%)4/5 (80%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)15/22 (68%)24/45 (53%)2/6 (33%)1/4 (25%)0/2 (0%)1/1 (100%)3/5 (60%)6/9 (67%)3/6 (50%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)2/2 (100%)3/5 (60%)0/2 (0%)2/2 (100%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)52/71 (73%)47/70 (67%)10/20 (50%)6/9 (67%)0/2 (0%)6/7 (86%)2/3 (67%)7/10 (70%)2/5 (40%)0/3 (0%)4/8 (50%)1/5 (20%)1/3 (33%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)26/37 (70%)46/82 (56%)3/6 (50%)1/6 (17%)2/2 (100%)6/6 (100%)1/4 (25%)0/1 (0%)2/5 (40%)5/14 (36%)0/1 (0%)3/4 (75%)2/7 (29%)19/39 (49%)3/11 (27%)1/2 (50%)1/5 (20%)2/2 (100%)3/7 (43%)0/3 (0%)2/3 (67%)2/3 (67%)0/1 (0%)0/3 (0%)1/2 (50%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)5/8 (63%)0/5 (0%)1/2 (50%)0/2 (0%)0/5 (0%)3/8 (38%)1/4 (25%)1/3 (33%)0/1 (0%)0/2 (0%)2/4 (50%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)2/7 (29%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)3/10 (30%)2/4 (50%)1/3 (33%)1/2 (50%)1/1 (100%)2/3 (67%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)2/6 (33%)2/3 (67%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)8/16 (50%)2/2 (100%)0/1 (0%)2/2 (100%)1/3 (33%)0/2 (0%)1/1 (100%)4/9 (44%)1/2 (50%)1/3 (33%)1/1 (100%)3/5 (60%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)8/15 (53%)2/3 (67%)0/1 (0%)2/3 (67%)1/1 (100%)0/2 (0%)2/3 (67%)0/2 (0%)1/2 (50%)0/2 (0%)1/1 (100%)3/8 (38%)3/7 (43%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/2 (0%)1/5 (20%)1/3 (33%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)1/3 (33%)2/5 (40%)0/1 (0%)3/3 (100%)2/6 (33%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)1/2 (50%)1/1 (100%)0/3 (0%)0/2 (0%)1/6 (17%)3/4 (75%)2/3 (67%)0/1 (0%)2/2 (100%)
Collected regular-season field goal attempts: 583–1205 (48.4%). Bigger circles = more attempts.
Shooting by zone, 2025-26 regular season
ZoneFGM–FGAFG%League FG%Share of shots
Restricted area224–36461.5 (-5.6)67.230.2%
In the paint (non-RA)122–26645.9 (+1.3)44.522.1%
Mid-range70–14947.0 (+5.2)41.812.4%
Corner 338–8644.2 (+5.4)38.87.1%
Above the break 3129–34037.9 (+2.8)35.228.2%

League rank by FG% (qualified players): Restricted area: 144th of 160 · In the paint (non-RA): 76th of 160 · Mid-range: 18th of 61 · Corner 3: 47th of 199 · Above the break 3: 43rd of 168 · all zone leaders

above typical accuracy for the zone about typical below. Shot locations; totals match the stored whynba season field goals (shot edition of Oct 9, 2026). This is a provider consistency check, not a comparison with official NBA totals.

2025-26 percentiles

Where he ranks among the 406 players with at least 20 games: the bar shows the share of those players he is ahead of.

Points 20.1 per game89
Rebounds 4.1 per game60
Assists 4.1 per game85
Steals 1.0 per game78
Blocks 0.5 per game62
3-pointers made 2.0 per game82
True shooting 60.771
Usage 22.977
PER 16.373
Ball security (fewer turnovers) 2.0 per game16

Percentiles computed by whynba from season statistics. League-wide: advanced stats leaders · shooting by zone.

Most similar statistical profiles in 2025-26: Austin Reaves (23.3 / 4.7 / 5.5) · Nickeil Alexander-Walker (20.8 / 3.4 / 3.7) · James Harden (23.6 / 4.8 / 8.0) · Ryan Rollins (17.3 / 4.6 / 5.6) · Keyonte George (23.6 / 3.7 / 6.1) — points / rebounds / assists per game; similarity over scoring, rebounding, playmaking, defense, shooting volume, efficiency and usage percentiles.

Quick answers

How many points does Desmond Bane average?
Desmond Bane averaged 20.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game in the 2025-26 NBA regular season, over 82 games.
What is Desmond Bane's shooting percentage?
In 2025-26, Desmond Bane shot 48.4% from the field, 39.1% from three (167 of 427) and 90.8% from the free-throw line; his true shooting percentage was 60.7%.
How old is Desmond Bane?
Desmond Bane is 28 years old. He was born on June 25, 1998.
How tall is Desmond Bane?
Desmond Bane is 6 feet 6 inches (198 cm) tall and plays SG, per the NBA directory dated September 22, 2026.
Where is Desmond Bane from?
Desmond Bane is from the United States and played at TCU before the NBA.
What team does Desmond Bane play for?
Desmond Bane is listed with the Orlando Magic in the licensed roster dated October 9, 2026. A roster listing does not establish a contract-signing date.
What number does Desmond Bane wear?
The NBA directory lists Desmond Bane at No. 3 for the Orlando Magic. Edition date: September 22, 2026. Roster numbers can change.
When is Desmond Bane's next game?
Desmond Bane and the Orlando Magic next play at the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday, October 11, 2026 at 6:30 pm Eastern Time (preseason).
Does Desmond Bane play on Christmas Day?
No. The Orlando Magic are not in any of the 5 games on the NBA Christmas Day schedule.
How much does Desmond Bane make?
Desmond Bane has a listed salary figure of $39.45M (the data provider does not state its season), with his contract running through June 2029.
How does Desmond Bane rank in the NBA?
Among the 406 players with at least 20 games in 2025-26, Desmond Bane was ahead of 89% in points per game, 60% in rebounds and 85% in assists.

Contract

Listed salary
$39.45M listed figure; season not stated
Contract through
June 2029
Nationality
USA
Roster date
June 15, 2025 previous basketball team: Memphis Grizzlies

Contract data · updated Oct 9, 2026. The provider lists one salary figure in USD without its season or type; it can be a contract's average annual value rather than this season's salary.

Videos about Desmond Bane

Desmond Bane FUELS Magic In The Clutch vs Cavaliers With 35 PTS | March 11, 2026

Desmond Bane FUELS Magic In The Clutch vs Cavaliers With 35 PTS! Never miss a moment with the latest news, trending stories ...

Sep 28, 2026

Desmond Bane (37 PTS) & Ja Morant (30 PTS) Combine For 67 Points! 🔥 | December 23, 2023

The Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Atlanta Hawks, 125-119. Desmond Bane led the Grizzlies with 37 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 ...

Sep 28, 2026

Desmond Bane’s 32-PT Night Powers Magic’s Huge 4Q Rally | January 30, 2026

Desmond Bane led Orlando's fourth-quarter surge with 32 points, knocking down a season-high 7 threes as the Magic erased a ...

Sep 28, 2026

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Career at a glance

Desmond Bane played 6 NBA regular seasons between 2020 and 2026, appearing in 395 games and averaging 18.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game. He played for 2 teams: Memphis (2020–25, 313 games), Orlando (2025–26, 82 games). His best scoring season was 2023–24 with Memphis: 23.7 points per game over 42 games.

In the playoffs he appeared in 5 postseason runs (34 games, 17.1 points per game). Multiplying each season’s games by its scoring average gives roughly 7,200 regular-season points (an estimate from per-game figures, not an official total).

whynba analysis of the season-by-season statistics below (Wikipedia revision, CC BY-SA 4.0). Totals are estimates from per-game averages.

About Desmond Bane

Desmond Michael Bane (born June 25, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the TCU Horned Frogs.

A shooting guard, Bane was selected in the first round of the 2020 NBA draft with the 30th overall pick by the Boston Celtics, but was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies in November 2020 before the start of his rookie season. He was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team in his first year in the NBA. In June 2025, Bane was traded to the Orlando Magic.

Born
June 25, 1998 (age 28) Richmond, Indiana, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight
215 lb (98 kg)
Position
Shooting guard
High school
Seton Catholic (Richmond, Indiana)
College
TCU (2016–2020)
NBA draft
2020: 1st round, 30th overall pick
Playing career
2020–present

Career highlights and awards

  • NBA All-Rookie Second Team (2021)
  • NIT champion (2017)
  • First-team All-Big 12 (2020)
  • Second-team All-Big 12 (2019)
  • No. 1 jersey retired by TCU Horned Frogs

Career statistics

NBA regular season
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2020–21Memphis681722.3.469.432.8163.11.7.6.29.2
2021–22Memphis767629.8.461.436.9034.42.71.2.418.2
2022–23Memphis585831.7.479.408.8835.04.41.0.421.5
2023–24Memphis424234.4.464.381.8704.45.51.0.523.7
2024–25Memphis696832.0.484.392.8946.15.31.2.419.2
2025–26Orlando82*82*33.6.484.391.9084.14.11.0.520.1
Career39534330.5.475.407.8904.53.81.0.418.3
NBA playoffs
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2021Memphis5019.8.579.500—3.42.0.8.45.6
2022Memphis121235.7.478.489.8573.82.2.9.818.8
2023Memphis6638.6.422.320.9316.03.2.5.023.5
2025Memphis4434.8.317.219.9336.83.3.8.515.3
2026Orlando7736.1.391.431.8004.71.91.9.318.1
Career342933.8.426.404.8794.62.41.0.417.1
College
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2016–17TCU391320.7.515.380.7682.91.0.3.27.1
2017–18TCU333230.5.539.461.7804.12.5.9.212.5
2018–19TCU373735.5.502.425.8675.72.41.1.515.2
2019–20TCU323236.0.452.442.7896.33.91.5.516.6
Career14111430.3.495.433.8014.72.4.9.412.7

Per-game averages. † won an NBA championship · * led the league · ‡ NBA record (as marked).

whynba profile fields · Checked
Height
6′ 6″
Weight
215 lb
Position
SG
Jersey
3
Country
USA
School / last affiliation
TCU
Draft year
2020
Draft pick
Round 1 · Pick 30

How acquired: Traded from MEM on 06/15/25. This is the roster note stored on the official team page at the last source check, not a live transaction wire.

2025-26 season averages

20.1Points per game
4.1Rebounds per game
4.1Assists per game

These figures belong to the season labeled above; they are not 2026–27 results. These historical rates were retained from an earlier snapshot and were not rechecked with this directory refresh.

Latest on Desmond Bane

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Roster observations

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TeamFirst observedLast confirmedLater directory changeSource
Orlando MagicNone recordedNBA directory

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